The chances of contracting coronavirus are affected by female hormonal levels.
Women have natural defense mechanisms against coronavirus, they are associated with hormonal levels, according to researchers at King's College.
The more estrogen, a hormone responsible for the health of the reproductive system, in a woman's body, the higher the chances of transferring the coronavirus in a mild form. Scientists made such conclusions based on an analysis of the state of health during infection with a coronavirus 600 thousand. women from different countries.
All of them described their symptoms in detail using a special smartphone application.
Postmenopausal women were 22% more likely to have symptoms of COVID-19, and women of this age are more likely to have symptoms. needed hospitalization and connection to a ventilator than women who persisted menstruation at the time infection.Another proof that estrogen is the problem was the fact that women who took estrogen-containing contraceptive pills for several months were the easiest to carry the coronavirus.
Note that the level of this hormone drops sharply when menopause occurs.
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